YES. OBVIOUSLY I AM DOWN WITH THIS SELECTION. This show sort of started out as a supernatural CSI, but the character development totally blew me away. The different relationship dynamics are stellar and quite a few of them (like the father-son relationship between Walter and Peter and Walter's relationship with Astrid) are unique on television. As for the mytharc, it's so incredibly well-crafted. I'll get into this more in my Epic Fringe Post of Epic (hopefully coming to your friends list this Wednesday!), but you can really tell that the writers know where they are going with the storyline and it is so thoughtfully plotted. Looking back over the episodes, everything ties together in this wonderful way. For a show that is so "out there" in terms of the subject matter, it excels in the subtle.
There are things I don't like about "Brown Betty"; I don't like that it was created to be a Glee cross-promotion (STFU GLEE) and I think they could have used maybe one more episode in Peter's "over there" arc (he seemed to return quite suddenly, but perhaps those are threads to be explored in S3. I have faith in the writers). That said, for a "calm before the storm" episode it's surprisingly relevant to the overall plot and character development. That, and it's so pretty. And singing corpses! So despite my qualms with its placement in the season it's one of my favourite episodes.
"What Lies Below" is one of my favourite episodes! Ahh! So much tension. So much good Peter stuff. OH. And Peter/Olivia ♥. It's funny, but I didn't think I shipped them until the finale. And then I looked back over the episodes and realized their relationship as been beatifully and, of course, subtlely plotted. They haven't gone for the "will they won't they" or cockblocking thing in a traditional manner, meaning that their relationship does't overshadow everything else in the show (*cough*Bones*cough*).
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Date: 2010-08-10 05:48 am (UTC)There are things I don't like about "Brown Betty"; I don't like that it was created to be a Glee cross-promotion (STFU GLEE) and I think they could have used maybe one more episode in Peter's "over there" arc (he seemed to return quite suddenly, but perhaps those are threads to be explored in S3. I have faith in the writers). That said, for a "calm before the storm" episode it's surprisingly relevant to the overall plot and character development. That, and it's so pretty. And singing corpses! So despite my qualms with its placement in the season it's one of my favourite episodes.
"What Lies Below" is one of my favourite episodes! Ahh! So much tension. So much good Peter stuff. OH. And Peter/Olivia ♥. It's funny, but I didn't think I shipped them until the finale. And then I looked back over the episodes and realized their relationship as been beatifully and, of course, subtlely plotted. They haven't gone for the "will they won't they" or cockblocking thing in a traditional manner, meaning that their relationship does't overshadow everything else in the show (*cough*Bones*cough*).